Corigliano Rossano, anti-drug raid in Schiavonea: 25-year-old arrested with over 2 kilos of hashish hidden in his home

Important anti-drug operation conducted by the Carabinieri of the Territorial Department of Corigliano Rossano, which in the seaside hamlet of Schiavonea they arrested a man in flagrante delicto 25-year-old from the place, considered seriously suspected of possession for the purpose of dealing narcotic substancesThe operation, performed with the support of the anti-drug dog units of the Army and under the coordination of the Public Prosecutor's Office of Castrovillari, directed by Chief Prosecutor Alessandro D'Alessio, is part of the intensification of activities to combat drug trafficking along the Ionian coast of Calabria.

The raid and the discovery of the drugs

The Carabinieri had long since identified the young man's home as a possible narcotics storage point. For this reason, on the evening of 14 October, a shot was taken targeted house searchThe first searches inside the residential area were unsuccessful, but the check proved fruitful when, in a room adjacent to the house, a was found small amount of marijuana.

The infallible instinct of the drug detection dogs he then led the military towards the attic floor of the house, where the bulk of the quantity was hidden: 20 blocks of hashish, For a total weight of over two kilos, hidden in a cavity and sealed in vacuum-packed cellophane bagsThe young man, already known to the investigators, was arrested in flagrante delicto and taken to the Castrovillari Prison, at the disposal of the Judicial Authority. The seized substance was tested with chemical reagents by the Carabinieri, who confirmed the narcotic nature of the hashish; further information will follow laboratory analysis for technical checks.